Device for holding collapsible tubes



Aug. 9, 1927. 1, 3 1 9 C. HOPEWELL DEVICE FOR HOLDING COLLAPSIBLE TUBES Filed March 24, 1925 '2 sheets-sheer 1 g c. HOPEWELL DEVICE FOR HOLDING COLLAPSIBLE TUBES Filed March 24, 1925 2 Shets-Sheet. 2

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npplica't'ionmed Maren 24, 1925. serial No. 15;;033';

This invention relatesto ilnprovements in "devices for holding collapsible. tubes and more particularly 'to' contai'ners for' holding tooth paste'and shaving cream tubes and the like 'tind'the objects "of the invention are to provide a dtiiable and simply 'constrnc tedidevice of this character of presentable appear- "shoe that will take up very little spaceand wh" ch are adhpt'ed to aiito natically register thetop 0f the tiibewhen the latter' is placed theiein.

"Fnfth'er objects are to {provide ej-device off this 'desoription that while fulfilling the foregoing requirements, jjparticdlarly "for travellers, can be manufactured andplaced on the mhrket in large quantities at very v low cost,

et another isj'the pi ovision "of a "cont'ainn thi'sx'description ,th'at can be stamped and 'cntfi-oni praticallyone piece 3W, t o e o ng 'ii lftlie f'y bi Vie'w,tlie invention consistsessentiahy ot a ontainer for collapsible thbesand the like formed in 'sectioiis adapted to 'engage with able troniitlie,ontsitleftir holding the eapjof atube; fitting itdnto the tubeand 'ife nov ing it froin'thejtiibe siiniiltaneonsly w ith the iig ot the'co'ntaiher, re-

elar npiiig slid "openi he y r a Referring now to the drawings in which likejharacteis ofre ference in'dica-te corre- 'spondingparts ineach figure, Fignre 1 is a perspectiveview ofthe container cbmpleteih e'lesed position, I

Figu'reQ is'h perspective view of the inyeiitioif isliowingthe tiibe cirryilig'seotion g h V a Referring nowto the cover section 11, this isopen' at one end-and closed atthe other with tiibe in 'dottedhne's, g

Figure?) is a perspectivey? w'o:ftl1e cover section de tached from the ttihe carrying sectidi Figures is a-p'lan View of the tube carryingfseetion 7 lsliowingthe tubefca'rryi gi i i P "in the cover -section,

cap holder,

1; "side 'e'le'i htion partly in 'secf' Figure 6 is a longitudinal section showing the retaining lugs for the tube,

F-igure 7. is 'an end View showing the cap holding llnember,

*Figure 8 is a section on line 88 ofFigure .5 showing the retaining means for the Figure 9 is aperspetive detail of the cap retaining plate, 7

Figure 10' isa modified form. of containing means for the capholder, and; Figure 11 is airagm'entary alternative forin of-holder.

*Referring now nioreparticularlyto the detailof an 1 drawings, in which an example of my inventionxis 'shown, lOand l1 designate at'ube carrying section and a cover section respec tively, of any suitable material andhere shown of nickelplated,'sheet steel or the like andfornied from asin'gle'pieceof this in ate rial, thereby materially reducing "the cost of production. Thetiibe carrying section 10 is preferably rectangular and: open at the. top

with one side-1'2 restrict-ed as illustrated in EigureQ: The end 13 hasst'ainpedtherein I aslot 14' having "slightly/bulged sides: 15v

adapted to engage at16with the collapsible -t1ibe 17,fas indicated in dotted 'lines, designed to fit 'l engthi'vise in 'the'sect'ion 10 and to befret'aine'd-there'by suitable lugs 19 -"lhe othe'r end 18o f the member 10 is'closed and formed integi-al' therewith by simply bendingi theinaterial at right angles. The lip 18, which forms "part of the end 18, is

adapted to fit over the cover'll and retain it when in closedpositiom as'ilhis'trated in Figure 1.

Asillus'tratedin Fig'Lires Q and 5, the tiibe eei'frying inetnber or sect-ion 1O is also "ada'i ted to hold a toothbrushor the like by *meanstorthe retaining lug I9 integral there- "with. The lugs 19*Khold the tube 17' seciirely within tlie ne'n'iber 1O at the saline tiine preventiiig anyino've inentof the tube while'the cap is being reinor' ed or i'eplaoed.

end at 20. "In the closedend is'anapertnre 30 at one end to engage as illustrated in GStnd'T With-the iinapertu'red portion of the closed end'QO ofthe section 11.

The-"sleeve member 22 whenfitted'int'o the 'essing-endeo is designed to protrude "there cap 23 is thus fitted in non-rotatable posi- 1 tion within the opening 29 of the sleeve member 22 between the flanged inner end thereof and the slip plate 26 so that when the unember 22 rotated the cap 23 Will rotate therewith to engage with the threaded neck 16 of the tube 17 and thus gradually close the tube and at the same time clamp the container sections 10 and 11 together. Then, on the member 22 being rotated in the oppositedirection, the cap is gradually removed from the tube and simultaneously therewith the sections are unclamped or opened. Instead of the bead or flange 30, and as illustrated in Figure 10 in the modified form, stops 32 may be provided to retain the member 22 in position.

In Figure 5 is illustrated the manner in which as the cover section 11 is removed it is further utilized to support the tube carrying section 10 in a slantwise position, the end 18 contacting with the stop 31 in the former, thereby enabling the user to obtain the required amount of paste or soap, as the case may be, without having to lift either of the sections 10 or 11. i

In the modified form, as illustrated in t Figure 11, for holding the tube, the slotted end 13 of the member 10 is done away with and a U-shaped member 33, preferably wlre, is pivotally mounted thereon with rounded bulb shaped endsadapted to engage with the tube. With this attachment and to engage with the shoulder of the tube is stamped a recess 33 in the base of the section -10.'

From the foregoing the operation of my invention will be apparent. The tube 17 as illustrated in Figure 2, is first deprived of its cap 23 and placed in the tube holding section 10, the top or cap receiving portion 16 registering with the opening in the end of the section 10. within the cap carrying member 22 in the cap carrying section 11 by removing the slip plate 26 and then replacing it. Section 11 is then slid or fitted over section 10, the cap 23 in the cap carrying member 22 in the former registering accurately with the top 16 of the tube. The member 22 is then rotated to engage with the top of the tube in the usual manner and at the same time moving the section 11 into closed, clamping position with the section 10. To open the container and simultaneously take the cap off The cap isthen placed the tube, it is only necessary to rotate the member 22 in the opposite direction.

The essential feature, and one might say the basic feature, of my invention is the combined cap carrying and clamping member 22 in combination with means for retaining the collapsible tube in position so that,

when the cap carrying member causes the cap to engage with the top of the tube, the tube will remain fixed thereby enabling the cap carrying member to operateto put on or take off the cap and at the sametime to clamp or open the container.

A further feature of my invention isthe construction of the combined cap carrying and clamping member 22 and the cap retaining, removable plate whereby, once the cap is placed in its allotted space, it is held there safely and always'ready to engage with the top of the collapsible tube. This obviates all the trouble and inconvenience caused by losing the cap and carrying it in the container in such a way that it is liable to drop out when removed from the tube.

A still further and unique ieatureot my invention is that which enables the tube to be cally impossible to prevent waste through the paste therein becoming liquified.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, itis intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

VVhatI claim as my invention is:

1. In a container or the like for collapsible tubes, a combined cap earryingand clamping member rotatably mounted in the container and operable from without the con tainer.

2. In containers and the like for collapsible tubes, a combined cap carrying and clamping member rotatably mounted in the container and comprising a flanged sleeve provided with a slip plate designed to hold, between the flange and the said plate; a tube cap or the like.

5. In a device of the character described, a tube carrying section and a cover section adapted to slidably engage with one another,

. a combined cap carrying and clamping member operatively mounted in the cover section and protruding therebeyond and designed on the sections being fitted together to register with the top of a tube, tube retaining means integral withthe tube carrying section and adaptedto detachably and fixedly retain a tube therein and means for operating the cap carrying and clamping member from without the container.

6. A container comprising a body portion formed of separate sections adapted to engage with one another, a combined cap carrying and clamping member operatively mounted in one of said sections and operable from without the, sections.

'7. In a device of the character described, a tube carrying section open on the topside and provided with an opening at one end thereof, a cover section adapted to engage with and be clamped to the tube carrying section, a combined cap carrying and clamping member rotatably mounted in the cover section and operable from without said cover section, said member registering, when the said sections are brought into clamping position, with the said end opening in the tube carrying section, whereby the said member may be operated by rotation in one direction thereby causing the cap enclosed within said member to engage with the nozzle of a collapsible tube in the tube carrying section and simultaneously therewith automatically clamp together the said sections, and by r0- tationin the opposite direction, to disengage the said cap from the said nozzle, thus automatically separating the said sections.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES HOPEWELL. 

